OverviewResponsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the OR and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.
Assesses patient/family health problems and resources, takes a leadership role in the development, implementation and outcomes evaluation of a plan for nursing care provided by the nursing team. Provides technical nursing care and interventions to designated patient populations.
This position requires providing service to a one or more age populations including an ill neonate through geriatric patient population in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served. Admission coordination, make nursing assignments, coordinate shift activities and quality control functions
Responsibilities- Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Assess patients at intervals as stated in policies and procedures.
- Develop an individualized perioperative patient plan of care.
- Implement the plan of care by protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources;
- Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items;
- Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient's procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level;
- Managing the patient's specimens according to organizational policy and procedures;
- Communicating the patient's current status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care;
- Administering medications safely and correctly;
- Performing interventions to maintain the patient's wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels;
- Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient's genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels;
- Performing interventions to ensure the patient is at or returned to normothermia at the conclusion of the immediate postoperative period;
- Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection;
- Assessing the knowledge level of the patient or designated support person;
- Providing education regarding the expected psychosocial response, nutritional management, medication management, pain management, wound management, and expected responses to the operative or invasive procedure;
- Involving the patient or designated support person actively in decisions affecting his or her perioperative plan of care and the rehabilitation process;
- Protecting the patient's rights, dignity, and privacy;
- Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice; and
- Providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
- Evaluate the patient's progress toward attaining outcomes.
- Transfer care as applicable.
- Delegate tasks according to the state Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
- Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
- Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as applicable.
- Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects.
- Participate in the performance appraisal process.
- Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
- Maintain required competencies.
- Pursue professional growth and participates in a professional organization.
- Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
- Working irregular hours including call hours
QualificationsEducation/Training/Experience Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Bachelor degree in nursing preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bilingual (English/Spanish/Vietnamese/Chinese) preferred
Computer skills
Licenses/CertificationsCurrent California RN License
Current BLS, ACLS Card
